Average grid tied storage system price per 200MW in Poland

Is energy storage a good investment in Poland?

In Poland, interest in energy storage investment has been evident for some time. Last year’s main auction of the power market, with capacity delivery for 2029, further bumped up the capacity of storage projects.

How many MW rated energy storage systems are there in Poland?

The capacity obligations for these projects ranged from 1.2 MW to 153 MW rated power, with an average capacity of around 30 MW. The decision to reduce the de-rating factor for energy storage systems in the last capacity market auction in Poland from 95 percent to 61 percent did not prove detrimental to the market.

How much storage capacity does Poland have in 2024?

The Polish Economic Institute reported that in the power market’s main auction, which was held in December 2024, storage capacity of around 2.5 GW was contracted, indicating that this was a 44 percent increase over 2023, in which the total contracted for batteries was 1.7 GW.

How many GW is secured by new generation capacity market units?

As a result, the total capacity obligations secured exceed 8 GW, with over 1.5 GW attributed to contracts with foreign entities. Approximately 2.5 GW was secured by “new generation capacity market units”. This designation, exclusively applied to Li-ion energy storage projects in previous auctions, i.e. to BESS.

Why is EV charging exclusion a problem in Poland?

This exclusion raises concerns about the program’s budget utilization and the broader development of electromobility in Poland. Another pressing issue is the expansion of EV charging infrastructure, which remains insufficient to meet the rising demand from an increasing number of electric vehicles entering the market.